Before movies, Lydia Thompson the leader of a british variety troupe
called the British Blondes, and her colleagues horsewhipped a Chicago
critic who gave them a bad review. This incident was consistent with the
assertive roles they played ion stage and their often performing
"britches" roles. See dissertation by Marilyn Moses, and shorter
discussions in several sources, notably Robert C Allen, Horrible
Prettiness.
Gary Harmon wrote:
>
> For Mark Pizzato and his interest in violent screen women:
> You may want to consider the grandmama of violent film women:
> Scarlett O'Hara.
>
> So far as I know, she may be the first woman to put a hole in a man (the
> leering Union soldier), use a whip on another man or two, and slap
> (the female equivalent of a fist for the time?) about
> four persons in the course of her Gone With the Wind journey. And of
> course, her words are sometimes sharp and wounding as well, the verbal
> version of 'violent.'
>
> I would be interested in knowing whether anyone can name any more
> such phallic women who might predate Scarlett.
>
> Also, for a resource, do consult the book, Tough Girls.
>
> An interesting variation on your project would be a course on
> Violent Women and Nurturing Men in Film
> (I nominate John Bayley's heroic nurture and unconditional love, in IRIS,
> as one of the best versions of this newly-filmed capacity for men
> in a changing contemporary world.) Men with low testosterone may
> have been coming along in film all along. Take a look.
>
> Gary Harmon
>
> Your list is recent, of course
> In a message dated 11/19/02 4:03:49 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> << I'm teaching a spring course on "Violent Screen Women." Here are the films
>
> I have used in teaching this course before (or plan to add), but I'm looking
>
> for others that any of you might recommend as insightful or significant.
>
> Also, does anyone know if THE BROOD is available on VHS/DVD in the United
>
> States? It's only available in Britain according to IMDB.com.
>
> Psycho [videorecording] / dir. Alfred Hitchcock
>
> Alien [videorecording] / dir. Ridley Scott
>
> Aliens [videorecording] / directed by James Cameron.
>
> Alien3 [videorecording] / a film by David Fincher.
>
> Alien resurrection [videorecording] /directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
>
> Beloved, dir Jonathan Demme
>
> The exorcist [videorecording] /Warner Bros. Pictures ; a William Friedkin
>
> film.
>
> The Hunger [videorecording] / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ; directed by Tony Scott.
>
> Carrie [videorecording] / United Artists ; directed by Brian De Palma.
>
> I spit on your grave [videorecording] / Cinemagic Pictures, directed by Meir
>
> Zarchi.
>
> Sisters (De Palma, 1973)
>
> The Silence of the lambs [videorecording]
>
> Interview with a Vampire
>
> Bram Stoker's Dracula [videorecording] / directed by Francis Ford Coppola
>
> Thelma and Louise
>
> Fatal attraction [videorecording]
>
> Basic instinct [videorecording] : directed byPaul Verhoeven.
>
> Terminator 2 [videorecording] : judgment day / directed by James Cameron
>
> Death And The Maiden / [Videorecording] Roman Polanski
>
> WITCHES OF EASTWICK, dir. George Miller (1987)
>
> BLUE STEEL (1990, dir. Kathryn Bigelow)
>
> MORTAL THOUGHTS (1991, dir. Alan Rudolph)
>
> BLACK WIDOW (1986, dir. Bob Rafelson)
>
> DEATH BECOMES HER (1992, dir. Zemeckis)
>
> Diabolique (Les diaboliques), 1955. Director, Henri-Georges Clouzot
>
> Diabolique [videorecording] / Directed by Jeremiah Chechik.
>
> CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON, dir. Ang Lee (2000)
>
> HEAVENLY CREATURES, dir. Peter Jackson (1994)
>
> HEATHERS, dir. Michael Lehmann (1989)
>
> THE STEPFATHER, dir. Joseph Ruben (1987)
>
> Extremities (Robert M. Young, 1986)
>
> The Brood (David Cronenberg, 1979)
>
> Mark Pizzato, PhD
>
> Assoc. Prof. of Theatre
>
> Dept. of Dance and Theatre
>
> Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte
>
> Charlotte, NC 28223
>
> Phone: (704) 687-4488
>
> FAX: 704-687-3795
>
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